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Vernon Adams Jr. and the Calgary Stampeders don't have time to lament their Labour Day loss to the Edmonton Elks.

The Calgary Stampeders will be without the services of starting quarterback Vernon Adam Jr. for the immediate future.

'For our community, it's measured in homes, family histories and places people have spent all of their lives,' Chief Dan Wilson of the Okanagan Indian Band said.

The Bradley Creek wildfire has not grown significantly over the past few days, but crews are still working to prevent flare-ups and keep the area safe.

On Saturday, the Bradley Creek wildfire, burning west of Vernon, grew rapidly when wind gusts reached more than 70 kilometres an hour.

With thousands forced from their homes due to fires around Okanagan Lake, the Salvation Army in Vernon has become a place for people to gather as they figure out what's next.

Vernon Adams Jr. will have a tough act to follow Saturday night in Montreal.

Calgary Stampeders quarterback Vernon Adams Jr. lived up to his "Big Play V.A." nickname Thursday.

Vernon North Okanagan RCMP said on Saturday, June 27, officers were called to a rural property near Lumby at approximately 11:50 p.m.

Something has to give Saturday night for Nathan Rourke and Vernon Adams Jr.

There wasn't a shortage of touchdowns — nine in total — but when the dust settled, Vernon Adams Jr. and the Calgary Stampeders played spoiler by prevailing 41-33 over the B.C. Lions on Saturday evening for their first win of the young CFL season.

Bethan Jones told Global News that at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, she had just picked up groceries at No Frills when she crossed East Hastings Street and Clark Drive.

"There are some structures that, I'll be turning 67 in November and those structures were there all my life and to see them suddenly gone, it's just devastating," Dan Wilson said.

A few dozen properties near Metro Vancouver are under evacuation alert due to a nearby wildfire, while evacuees in British Columbia's Fraser Canyon may start returning home.

Even if a wildfire is not threatening your community, the BC Wildfire Service is recommending that British Columbians be prepared if you need to leave quickly.

'It tells you everything you need to know about the amateur hour,' said British Columbia Premier David Eby earlier in the day, responding to Hegseth's post.

What had been a quiet game for the Edmonton Elks' leading rusher suddenly turned into a roar Monday.

Further up the lake, the Regional District of North Okanagan expanded evacuation orders and alerts on Sunday for dozens of properties because of the Bradley Creek wildfire. 

Ball security was in the spotlight ahead of Monday's Labour Day game between the Edmonton Elks and Calgary Stampeders.

There's much more on the line for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts than just Labour Day bragging rights.